Opinion: What Did Chris Christie Know?

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... I ... I ... the ... thus as ... the looks of it before ... Morgan also has been ended or having to do with that ... and that's true ... but it certainly makes me feel ... taking advantage of ... and also ... more portly ... so I can get people there ... not knowing ... sometimes people to inexplicably stupid things ... David was one of hundreds of people that I spoke to that day I don't have any recollection him saying anything about the events ... at the weekend said ... he didn't say hey by the way cover up close and outs of lanes in the George Washington Bridge to stick it to the mayor is that okay ... and remember ... welcome to Opinion Journal and happy Friday I'm Mary Kissel ... the New Jersey governor and possible presidential contender Chris Christie ... talking about the Bridgegate scandal is a new report out that purports to clear his name ... does it but the lawyer Randy Mastro the spirit of the report joining me now it's a it's a fake documentary the ... bike team USA with a hundred percent certainty that this report appears Chris Christie ... I am convinced that we got it right we gotta write because the unfettered access we had ... information and documents in the governor's office people there ... even private cell phones and emails of the governor lieutenant governor and their staffs ... I believe that Connor right ... in the bottom line is ... Governor Christie ... did not know about this lane realignment before and it played no role in the decision to implement EU come under a lot of criticism for this report on anything you ... did an interview the main witnesses ... I this report was ordered and paid for by Christie's office to pay for many Newark New Jersey and taxpayers ... in your also linked very closely with Rudy Giuliani is a good friend of Christie's so ... how do you answer these criticisms that it looks ... like a whitewash ... that's three separate things ... and I don't accept the premise of your question ... because I am a lawyer and former federal prosecutor ... in an interview the main witness in the house is a hundred percent certainty that they can either ... legislative committee ... or at this point in history so ... we took the fifth amendment they will never ... have to testify it's come and the focus of an investigation ... chooses not to speak with the investigator with a prosecutor number one number two I didn't know Chris Christie and the date we will ... get you the presented several politicians you're you're you're very heavily into all the political working ... in nature thank you for asking because ... I've represented people still in the Republican Mike Bloomberg I were presented buildable Ozzie oh and Bill Thompson ... and that she got comment Evercore call prominent Democrats in this camp I in the ... rain on the nomination old ... nonpartisan lawyer representing people across the political spectrum and I'm a professional ... and we put our reputations on the line we do internal investigations like this for corporations like like Howard Jones ... and four ... expertise and what we do with them we have one obligation which is to get to the truth is we do know servers to ourselves ... or to our clients in this case ultimately the people of New Jersey ... unless we get to be true it is such a great public service why not slip road on a wide charged million dollars to major success and well ... you when you ask a fair question ... and the fact the matter is that we are a law firm ... will offer made in this instance ... is giving a very substantial discount for our services ... over forty percent off of my normal rates attack ... you you know I'm make no apologies about the fact that we charge for services ... we are ... the best long-term in the country as far as I'm concerned ... we had the honor of her presents ... amazing ... party stuff they met at it again just to repeat the first question ... in your judgment this report ... uh hundred percent certainty Clears Chris Christie ... I am absolutely convinced ... that the result we reached the Chris Christie knew nothing about this please realignment in advance ... exactly the conclusion reached by a fantastic showcase where Randy Mastro thank you so much thanks for joining us thank